Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:32:03 +1100 From: "Nigel Weeks" <nigel@e-easy.com.au> To: "'.VWV.'" <victorvittorivonwiktow@interfree.it>, <freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Re: what's unix and what's not Message-ID: <000001c3b2fc$4fabd5b0$030aa8c0@corp.eeasy.com.au> In-Reply-To: <003601c3b2f6$3d33a6c0$9baeabd4@workstation>
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If you're after 'SSI' (Single Server Image), then you're in for some = work on FreeBSD. The patches from the Mosix group could be ported, but it'd be hard work. DragonFlyBSD has a distant goal to include between-machine messaging for process migration, but I'd say you need one now. If they'd handle a master/slave cluster, MPI, PVM, Ganglia(for = monitoring), and the new framework under Seti@home(BOINC) will run with the least = amount of work. Out of the box: Clusterit (/usr/ports/net/clusterit) gives some handy functionailty. PVM (/usr/ports/net/pvm) runs brilliantly MPI (/usr/ports/net/lam, /usr/ports/net/mpich) are popular, powerful = methods I'm into clusters too. I can't wait to do a `top` on a FreeBSD box, and = see processors 0 - 63 busy... Ps. I'm not calling you a zealot. Just be careful recommending to others = too loudly. It's a quick and easy way to get discredited. Pps. I have an Israeli heritage. They write great code. N. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of .VWV. > Sent: Tuesday, 25 November 2003 12:49 > To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Re: what's unix and what's not >=20 >=20 >=20 > I send you all of my most sincere thanks. I have also read=20 > some strings linking to israelian developers. I have no=20 > problems with israelian products, being a mechanics-lover, I=20 > trust their solutions for defensive weapons. I'm not a=20 > zealot, I have simply made my choice for the future. >=20 > I would also like to offer a valid alternative for the=20 > symmetric-multiprocessor system at the local centre of=20 > calculation of the university. The system is a 'power'=20 > architecture mainframe of IBM. I have read FreeBSD is not=20 > ready for this purposes. >=20 > I hope I'm wrong, because I also trust FreeBSD for=20 > calculation machines, even if I know its specialty are the=20 > internet and the database services. >=20 > .VWV. >=20 > Nigel Weeks wrote: > > Careful. > > Mosix(aka OpenMosix) is a patch to a generic Linux kernel -=20 > hardly a=20 > > variant. > > > > There were/are distro's based on this mod - the distro is=20 > not where it=20 > > started. Mosix actually started on BSD/OS...at an Israeli=20 > > University... > > > > Don't get yourself labelled a Zealot - it's the worst thing=20 > you could=20 > > do... > > > > N. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list=20 > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free>; bsd-advocacy > To=20 > unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20
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